Amaya Toman Of course, you can observe the night sky at any time, but the summer period is especially popular for this activity. If you do not need to examine individual celestial bodies in detail with a telescope and you are content with a simple look at the sky and detailed information about what is currently happening in the sky, you will surely use one of the applications that we will present to you in today's article.
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Sky View Lite
If you're just starting to flirt with observing the night sky, you probably won't want to invest in a paid application right away. A good choice in this case is SkyView Lite - a popular application that will always and everywhere help you reliably identify stars, constellations, satellites and other phenomena in the day and night sky. The application works on a popular principle, where after you point your iPhone at the sky, you will see an overview of all objects that are on it at that moment on its display. In the application, you can set notifications to monitor planned events, use the augmented reality mode, use the rear view to get information about the sky in the past and much more. The application can also work in offline mode.
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Night Sky
The Night Sky application is described by its creators as a "powerful personal planetarium". In addition to the classic overview of what is currently happening above your head, the Night Sky application will allow you to observe the sky with the help of augmented reality, it will provide you with information about the universe, which you can then verify in fun quizzes. In the app, you can explore individual planets and constellations in detail, find out details about weather and weather conditions, and much more. The Night Sky app also works with native Siri Shortcuts. The application is free to download, the premium version with bonus features will cost you 89 crowns per month.
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Star Walk 2
The Star Walk 2 app is a great tool for watching the night sky. It will allow you to find out what celestial bodies are currently located above your head. In addition to a map of the starry sky in real time, it can display three-dimensional models of constellations and objects in the sky, allows you to look back at information from the past, watch the sky in augmented reality mode, or perhaps provide you with interesting news from the field of astronomy. In the application, you can find out what celestial bodies are currently visible in your area, you can also connect Sky Walk with Siri Shortcuts. The application can be downloaded for free, the version without ads and with bonus content will cost you 149 crowns once.
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Skysafari
The SkySafari app becomes your personal pocket planetarium. With its help, you can observe the night sky classically and with the use of augmented reality, which will provide you with an even more attractive view of celestial bodies, constellations, planets, satellites and other objects in the day and night sky. The application also includes interactive elements that will provide you with interesting information about the universe and what is happening in it. SkySafari also offers the ability to view celestial bodies and other objects in detail in 3D view and much more.
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